General Discussion Jim Henson: The Biography - For the Muppet Within

[Kelly Hartman]

I'm the kind of person who likes comedy, fantasy, animation, puppetry, and of course, explosions. So in general, biographies don't excite me. But I absolutely could not pass up Jim Henson: The Biography, by Brian Jay Jones. I grew up on Jim Henson's creations. Though I was only two years old when...View the Post on the Blog

 

[Kelly Hartman]

One of the more interesting things I learned from the book was why Disney took so long to buy the Muppets, considering how talks began when Henson was alive. The answer? Taxes. Go figure.